1997 NCAA Rifle Championships

1997 NCAA Rifle Championship Collegiate rifle shooting Kentucky Murray, KY Murray State University 7 teams West Virginia (12th title) Kentucky Alaska Smallbore Marcos Scrivner, WVU Air rifle Marra Hastings, MUR 1996 1998 The 1997 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the 18th annual competition to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA co-ed collegiate rifle shooting in the United States. The championship was hosted by Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky.NCAA Rifle Championships Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/rifle_champs_records/2014-15/crb.pdf NCAA NCAA.org February 16, 2017 Two-time defending champions West Virginia once again topped the team standings, finishing 48 points ahead of Kentuckye. This was the Mountaineers' twelfth team title. The individual champions were, for the smallbore rifle, Marcos Scrivner (West Virginia), and Marra Hastings (Murray State), for the air rifle. Qualification Since there is only one national collegiate championship for rifle shooting, all NCAA rifle programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of seven teams ultimately contested this championship (an increase of one team from 1996). Results Scoring: The championship consisted of 120 shots by each competitor in smallbore and 40 shots per competitor in air rifle. Team title Rank Team Points West Virginia 6,223 Kentucky 6,175 Alaska 6,171 04 4 Murray State (H) 6,159 05 5 Air Force 6,131 06 6 Navy 6,106 07 7 Norwich 6,078 Individual events Event Winner ScoreSmallboreMarcos Scrivner, West Virginia1,176Air rifleMarra Hastings, Murray State393 References Category:NCAA Rifle Championship NCAA Rifle Championships Category:1997 in shooting sports NCAA Rifle Championships